paul massaro is a well-known face in washington, he is trying to disguise himself with the beard. he is the senior policy advisor for the helsinki commission. he is here in a private capacity as a foreign-policy analyst. paul is a proud of maryland are and has done all of his education at the university of maryland. no one has prepared a few -- and nolan has prepared a few marks. we snagged to the opportunity to have you live, we looked for them to hearing you and our fellow panelists with an opening round. we will have a q&a for the balance of the hour. >> thank you for inviting me to be here today. it's an honor to speak at this event. alongside such distinguished colleagues and company. it's great to be back in the united states after what has been a tough year. on the evening of february 26 last year, i was in a bomb shelter in kyiv. outside, you could hear the sounds of a battle. it was strangely quiet inside the underground space. on -- even though it was crammed with hundred of people, young and old coming including children. there was one sound that stood out from the sile

certain individuals including the format opposed, foreign minister slash the course, keith and paul massaro as a sub and advocate murderous will crime. happy. georgia who were praising the us to do these tweets and sub lease it back to be someone how to work. you know, i, it was just, it would be too messy. so kit, just done, just just so i understand you're saying you're actually you're saying you don't buy it, you're not believing the investigation of home because you're saying there will be a vast paper trail left in its way. can too many people conspiratorial li involve. so the end of the day, you're not buying what seymour hersh is selling and what am i correct and understanding that yes, precisely. i mean, you know, i would say that would be a paper trail created by this, but this is not as presented in the article is based on a source for sources within the national security and nor intelligence community. i mean, yet the people lloyd lane post trails, but i was going to ask you because kid, i thought you said you few moments ago, you know, you work for the grades and you, you specia

policy advisor paul massaro proudly held up the flag, which was reportedly signed personally by members of the controversial ukrainian regiment. he described them as heroes. but what goes around comes around there are rising concerns about american new nausea is going to fight in ukraine. and then returning battle hardened to their homeland r t correspond caleb mop. it examines the issue the arrest of 2 people, including the leader of a neo nazi group who were allegedly planning to blow up the power grid. and baltimore has shaken up the american public. the f b, i says that informants prevented the plot that would have left maryland residence without electricity from being carried out. your cues were not just talking but taking steps to fulfill their threats and further their extremist goals. russell provided instructions and location information. he described attacking the power transformers as the greatest thing somebody can do. in her own words, daniel said she was determined to do this. she added, it would lay this city to waste. their actions threatened the electricity, and heat of